13Archaicto keep company or associate (with someone)(C13: from Old French compaignie, from compain companion, fellow, from Late Latin companio; see companion1)

City Companyn(in Britain) a corporation that represents one of the historic trade guilds of London

close companyn(Brit)a company under the control of its directors or fewer than five independent participants,(Also called)
closed company

company doctorn

1a businessman or accountant who specializes in turning ailing companies into profitable enterprises

2a physician employed by a company to look after its staff and to advise on health matters

company mannan employee who puts allegiance to the company for which he works above personal opinion or friendship

company secretaryn(Brit)an officer of an incorporated company who has certain legal obligations

company sergeant majorn(Military)the senior Warrant Officer II in a British or Commonwealth regiment or battalion, responsible under the company second in command for all aspects of duty and discipline of the NCOs and men in that subunit,(Abbrev.)
CSMCompare→
regimental sergeant majorSee also→
warrant officer

company townn(U.S. and Canadian)a town built by a company for its employees

company unionn(Chiefly U.S. and Canadian)an unaffiliated union of workers usually restricted to a single business enterprise

East India Companyn

1the company chartered in 1600 by the British government to trade in the East Indies: after being driven out by the Dutch it developed trade with India until the Indian Mutiny (1857), when the Crown took over the administration: the company was dissolved in 1874

2any similar trading company, such as any of those founded by the Dutch, French, and Danes in the 17th and 18th centuries

finance company, housenan enterprise engaged in the loan of money against collateral or speculatively to manufacturers and retailers, esp. one specializing in the financing of hire-purchase contracts

fire companyn

1an insurance company selling policies relating to fire risk

2(U.S.)an organized body of firemen

free companyn(European history)a band of mercenary soldiers during the Middle Ages

holding companyna company with controlling shareholdings in one or more other companies

Hudson's Bay Companynan English company chartered in 1670 to trade in all parts of North America drained by rivers flowing into Hudson Bay

joint-stock companyn

1(Brit)a business enterprise characterized by its separate legal existence and the sharing of ownership between shareholders, whose liability is limited

2(U.S.)a business enterprise whose owners are issued shares of transferable stock but do not enjoy limited liability

listed companyn(Stock Exchange)a company whose shares are quoted on the main market of the London Stock Exchange

livery companyn(Brit)one of the chartered companies of the City of London originating from the craft guilds

management companyna company that manages a unit trust

parent companyna company that owns more than half the shares of another company

private companyna limited company that does not issue shares for public subscription and whose owners do not enjoy an unrestricted right to transfer their shareholdingsCompare→
public company

public companyna limited company whose shares may be purchased by the public and traded freely on the open market and whose share capital is not less than a statutory minimum; public limited companyCompare→
private company

public limited companynanother name for→
public company(Abbrev.)
plc, PLC

repertory companyna theatrical company that performs plays from a repertoire, esp. at its own theatre,(U.S. name)
stock company

shell companyn(Business)

1a near-defunct company, esp. one with a stock-exchange listing, used as a vehicle for a thriving company

2a company that has ceased to trade but retains its registration and is sold for a small sum to enable its new owners to avoid the cost and trouble of registering a new company

Stationers' Companyna guild, established by Royal Charter from Queen Mary in 1557, composed of booksellers, printers, etc.

stock companyn

1(U.S.)a business enterprise the capital of which is divided into transferable shares

2a U.S. term for→
repertory company

subsidiary companyna company with at least half of its capital stock owned by another company

a relocator refers to a person or company reponsible for the moving or relocating or one or more objects from one place to another. used in a sentence as "I am looking to hire some furniture relocators to move my items from one place to another."